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ALUMNI AND VARSITY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAME
Our alumni team played against the TAS girls varsity volleyball teams to provide competition for their first game of the season in August 2020. Thanks to all the players for participating, and thanks to TAS Athletics for supporting!
FRESHMAN OUTREACH PROJECT
Seniors wrote postcards sending words of encouragement to their friends from the Class of 2020 who are now in their first year of college. The Alumni Office enclosed a present of reusable blue and gold metal straws and sent the package in November 2020.
TAS PAGODA
The TAS Pagoda now has a sign so that current students can learn about its long history as a part of the school. Each senior class will continue the tradition of painting and signing the Pagoda.
ONLINE TIGER SHOP POP-UP
In November and December 2020, the Alumni Office opened an Online Tiger Shop Pop-Up, where alumni were able to order a limited selection of items from the school store. Alumni all over the world received TAS gear just in time for the holidays. Valerie Fazzini ’88 and Tricia Fazzini ’81 (left) and Alexander Goudsmit ’89 (right) are enjoying their new purchases.
2020 ALUMNI CHICKEN LEG LUNCHBOX PICK-UP
Miss the TAS Chinese Roasted Chicken Leg? The Alumni Office treated a hundred alumni in Taipei to the famous Chinese Chicken Leg for lunch in September 2020.
ALUMNI REUNIONS
Members of the Class of 1993 got together in Taipei to enjoy a few minireunions in winter 2021. Members of the Class of 2004 gathered in Taipei to celebrate the Year of the Ox together in February 2021.
Above: Congratulations to the Class of 2011, who celebrated their 10-Year Reunion in Taipei in January 2021.
Right: The Class of 2019 held a virtual Thanksgiving reunion in November 2020 with classmates from all over the world.
Alumni from classes of 1976 all the way through 2020 attended the Alumni Homecoming Chicken Leg Lunchbox Pick-Up event in March 2021. Current juniors and seniors also enjoyed the Chicken Leg Lunchbox courtesy of the Alumni Office. Junior students and upper school parents heard from two panels of young alumni, moderated and organized by College Counseling. A special thank you to Class Agent Catherine Chang ‘19 who helped to hand out lunch boxes to alumni, and to those young alumni who shared their valuable insight and advice about their college experiences: Eric Lin ’16, Sherry Tseng ’16, Victoria Yeh ’16, Melissa Cho ’17, Keanne Chang ’19, and Donna Chen ’19.
ALUMNI GIVE BACK THROUGH THE ORPHANAGE CLUB
In the spirit of giving and as a part of Hunger Awareness Week at TAS, many local alumni participated in the Orphanage Club’s Hunger Day Donation Drive by dropping off donations of essential items for the Taitung City Food Bank. Alumni also signed up as Christmas Angels and provided more than 50 gifts for children in Taiwan through the Orphanage Club for the Pearl S. Buck Foundation. Every year since 1980, the OC has partnered with the Pearl S. Buck Foundation to fulfill the Christmas wishes of hundreds of children in Taiwan with the support of the TAS community. Thank you to all our alumni who helped OC bring joy to these children.
VIRTUAL EVENTS
TAS alumni events have gone virtual to keep our alumni around the world connected! Log in to the Alumni Portal to watch recordings of our virtual alumni events.
COLLEGE AND CAREER PANEL FOR YOUNG ALUMNI
Young alumni signed on from around the world in September 2020 to listen to our four panelists share anecdotes about all-nighters in the library and give advice on how to make friends over Zoom. Panelists also shared their insight on how to move into the workforce by acing those interviews and cover letters, and encouraged college students to prioritize their mental and physical wellbeing. Thank you to our panelists Tiffany Huang ’08, Nick Ackert ’13, Nick Yeh ’13, and Sheridan Harris ’14!
ALUMNI PANEL ON CAREERS IN STEAM
What does it take to work in the fields of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics? In January 2021, four TAS alumni STEAM professionals led a discussion about knowing (and not knowing) what you want to do when you graduate from high school or college, how imposter syndrome can strike anyone, and why communication is the most valued professional skill. From small start-ups to international corporations, these alumni panelists shared their experiences and encouraged younger alumni to stay flexible and persistent. Thank you to Stanley Song ’99 (Oren Technologies, Inc.), Nina Shih ’01 (Google), Terence Tse ’06 (Geltor Inc.), and Remmy Chen ’12 (Space X)!
VIRTUAL ALUMNI INTERVIEW WITH DR. AUSTIN CHIANG ’03, “THE TIKTOK DOCTOR”
Dr. Austin Chiang ’03 is a gastroenterologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, and also the Chief Medical Social Media Officer. Known as “The TikTok Doctor”, Austin uses social media to reach patients and inform them about public health. During a live Zoom interview by upper school student Nicole L. ’21, Austin shared his favorite memories at TAS as IASAS concertmaster and Operation Starship, about how he became a social media sensation and a practicing gastroenterologist, and thanked influential teachers at TAS including Mr. Olson and Ms. McDowell.
Find Austin on TikTok at @ austinchiangmd. Thank you to Austin and Nicole!
ALUMNI PROSPECTIVE PARENTS SEMINAR
Alumni heard about the admissions process from Director of Admissions Michael O’Neill and the lower school Mandarin program from K-8 Coordinator Caroline Hsu.
